2011 South American U-17 Championship

The 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Ecuador 2011) was the 14th U-17 tournament for national teams affiliated with CONMEBOL. It was held in Ecuador from 12 March to 9 April 2011.

This tournament gave four berths to the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which was held in Mexico, and also the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Brazil won their tenth title and their fourth in a row. They qualified to the aforementioned tournaments along with Uruguay, Argentina, and Ecuador.

Teams

 * (holders)
 * (hosts)
 * (holders)
 * (hosts)
 * (hosts)
 * (hosts)

Venues
Five stadiums in five host cities were chosen for the tournament. Due to a scheduling conflict on the final match day, another stadium in Quito was added and used in the tournament.

Officials
On 8 February 2011, CONMEBOL's Commission on Referees announced the list of 10 referees and assistant to be used for the tournament.


 * Officials
 * 🇦🇷 Néstor Pitana
 * 🇧🇴 José Jordán
 * 🇧🇷 Ricardo Marques
 * 🇨🇱 Patricio Polic
 * 🇨🇴 Héctor Parra
 * 🇪🇨 Diego Lara
 * 🇵🇾 Julio Quintana
 * 🇵🇪 Henry Gambetta
 * 🇺🇾 Héctor Martínez
 * 🇻🇪 Mayker Gómez


 * Assistants
 * 🇦🇷 Alejo Castany
 * 🇧🇴 Javier Bustillos
 * 🇧🇷 Marcio Santiago
 * 🇨🇱 Juan Maturana
 * 🇨🇴 Wilmar Navarro
 * 🇪🇨 Byron Romero
 * 🇵🇾 Carlos Cáceres
 * 🇵🇪 Jorge Yupanqui
 * 🇺🇾 Carlos Changala
 * 🇻🇪 Jairo Romero

Squads
Each national team had to present a list of twenty players by 2 March 2011, but each association had the ability to change five players up to five days before the start of the tournament. All the players had to be born after 1 January 1994.

First stage
When teams finish level of points, the final order determined according to:
 * 1) superior goal difference in all matches
 * 2) greater number of goals scored in all group matches
 * 3) better result in matches between tied teams
 * 4) drawing of lots

All match times are in local Ecuadorian time (UTC−05:00).

Group A

 * The game was suspended in the 2nd half due to a blackout with Argentina leading 2–0, and was completed on 22 March.

Goalscorers

 * 6 goals
 * Juan Cruz Mascia


 * 5 goals
 * Mauro Caballero


 * 4 goals
 * 🇦🇷 Federico Andrada
 * 🇧🇴 Robert Royer Silva
 * 🇧🇷 Leo
 * 🇨🇴 Fabián Cuero
 * 🇨🇴 Cristian Garcés


 * 3 goals
 * 🇦🇷 Leandro Paredes
 * 🇦🇷 Lucas Pugh
 * 🇧🇷 Adryan
 * 🇧🇷 Lucas Piazon
 * 🇧🇷 Matheus Barbosa
 * Ángelo Henríquez
 * 🇪🇨 Luis Batioja
 * 🇪🇨 José Francisco Cevallos
 * 🇵🇪 Édison Flores
 * 🇵🇪 Andy Polo


 * 2 goals
 * 🇦🇷 Martín Benítez
 * 🇦🇷 Lucas Ocampos
 * 🇧🇷 Cláudio Winck
 * 🇧🇷 Emerson
 * 🇧🇷 Guilherme
 * 🇧🇷 Pedro Paulo
 * 🇪🇨 Junior Sornoza
 * Carlos Florenciáñez
 * Juan San Martín
 * 🇻🇪 Manuel Arteaga


 * 1 goal
 * 🇦🇷 Ezequiel Báez
 * 🇦🇷 Brian Ferreira
 * 🇦🇷 Marcos Pinto
 * 🇧🇴 Luis Fernando Banegas
 * 🇧🇷 Marlon Bica
 * 🇧🇷 Misael
 * Gerrado Navarrete
 * Ariel Páez
 * 🇨🇴 Ricardo Delgado
 * 🇨🇴 Pedro Osorio
 * 🇨🇴 Cristian Palomeque
 * 🇨🇴 Yuldor Villadiego


 * 1 goal (cont.)
 * 🇪🇨 Kevin Mercado
 * 🇪🇨 Jonny Uchuari
 * Rodrigo Báez
 * Alan Benítez
 * Christian Giménez
 * Derlis González
 * Miller Mareco
 * Sebastián Olevar
 * Christian Palacios
 * 🇵🇪 Horacio Benincasa
 * 🇵🇪 Raziel García
 * Elbio Álvarez
 * Rodrigo Aguirre
 * Gastón Silva
 * 🇻🇪 Édson Castillo
 * 🇻🇪 Alejandro González
 * 🇻🇪 Víctor García


 * Own goals
 * 🇦🇷 Maximiliano Padilla (playing against Uruguay)